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Top Summer Stock Picks: Recreational Vehicles

Also in the RV world,
Forest River manufacturers both Coachman RVs and Pontoon boats under the Berkshire and South Bay brands. Since 2005, the company is owned by
Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.A)(BRK.B). And the largest public company in this segment is
Thor Industries(THO - Get Report), which makes RVs and commercial transportation vehicles. Thor made 31 cents a share last year and is expected to earn $1.88 in 2010 and $2.41 in 2011. Thor also has a strong balance sheet, with $143 million in cash and short-term investments and zero long-term debt. Thor might be the best place in this recreational segment.

My top picks for our Stockpickrs in each of those categories that I mentioned above are:

Marine: Honda Motor. Not only does this Japanese vehicle company make great boat engines, but it is taking market share from the embattled Toyota(TM - Get Report). As I mentioned above, Brunswick may be the purest play, but Honda is the best investment.

Pools: Arch Chemicals. I like Arch's higher dividend and more-diversified portfolio of products. Pool acts more like a home builder, having derived much of its growth from the home building and renovation boom, which I don't see coming back soon.

RVs: Thor is the place to go if you want the product line balance. Winnebago is the deep value but higher-risk investment.

At the time of publication, Rothbort was long BRK.B in a single legacy account, although positions can change at any time.

Scott Rothbort has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the Founder and President of
LakeView Asset Management, a registered investment advisor specializing in customized separate account management for high net worth individuals. In addition, he is the founder of
TheFinanceProfessor.com, an educational social networking site; and, publisher of
The LakeView Restaurant & Food Chain Report. Rothbort is also a Term Professor of Finance at Seton Hall University's Stillman School of Business, where he teaches courses in finance and economics. He is the Chief Market Strategist for The Stillman School of Business and the co-supervisor of the Center for Securities Trading and Analysis.

Mr. Rothbort is a regular contributor to
TheStreet.com's RealMoney Silver website and has frequently appeared as a professional guest on
Bloomberg Radio,
Bloomberg Television,
Fox Business Network,
CNBC Television,
TheStreet.com TV and local television. As an expert in the field of derivatives and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), he frequently speaks at industry conferences. He is an ETF advisory board member for the Information Management Network, a global organizer of institutional finance and investment conferences. In addition, he is widely quoted in interviews in the printed press and on the internet.

Mr. Rothbort founded LakeView Asset Management in 2002. Prior to that, since 1991, he worked at Merrill Lynch, where he held a wide variety of senior-level management positions, including Business Director for the Global Equity Derivative Department, Global Director for Equity Swaps Trading and Risk Management, and Director for secured funding and collateral management for the Global Capital Markets Group and Corporate Treasury. Prior to working at Merrill Lynch, within the financial services industry, he worked for County Nat West Securities and Morgan Stanley, where he had international assignments in Tokyo, Hong Kong and London. He began his career working at Price Waterhouse from 1982 to 1984.

Mr. Rothbort received an M.B.A., majoring in Finance and International Business from the Stern School of Business, New York University, in 1992, and a B.Sc. in Economics, majoring in Accounting, from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, in 1982. He is also a graduate of the prestigious Stuyvesant High School in New York City. Mr. Rothbort is married to Layni Horowitz Rothbort, a real estate attorney, and together they have five children.